Creative Leader for Stitches in Time at their Play-scheme on Locksley Estate, Tower Hamlets, London, July 2016

Being part of a small team that devised, coordinated and administrated the Play-scheme.

Lead a range of safe, enjoyable, socially engaged and fun creative activities for 30 children per day.

Involved with completing and compiling all legal requirements and paperwork needed, registration documents, advertising and administration of the scheme.

Organising and completing risk assessments for trips within the local London area.

Developed the children's questioning, social skills and knowledge of their local area through projects that explored sustainability, the environment and the future of London.

Leader at Engaging Refugee Narratives: Perspectives from Academia and the Arts, June 21st 2016 at University College London Department of Anthropology

Led a workshop called ‘Learning the refugee narrative’ where participants explored the refugee narrative from the many viewpoints of media, the protesters and the refugees. We created immediate art works through a narrative process and explored how to play with the materials and present these jarring narratives in the space as a collaborative piece.

Freelance Arts Facilitator with Community Focus 2014-2016

Teaching a printmaking and sculptural project called ‘My Journey’ at Kisharon Centre for students with varying needs and abilities.

Led ‘Stage in the Making’ a theatre prop making course at St. Joseph’s Centre. With adults with special educational needs for their theatre production based on the tsunami in Tacloban in the Philippines.

Artist assistant on the holiday art, drama and music workshops for young people on the autistic spectrum.

Invoicing and completing weekly student evaluations as a key part of these roles.

Linked year 8 mixed media lessons to current refugee narratives by getting students to interrogate the viewpoints of politicians, the media, charities and the contemporary art practice ofFrancis Alÿs.

Arranged and led a extra-curricular stop motion animation workshop on the idea of British Values.

Linked the year 7 ceramics lessons to their own cultural diversity as a class and their sense of place in their London communities and sensitively handled the teaching of these to expand pupil’s knowledge.

Collaborating with youth workers to create a weekly arts programme for 8-14yr olds to help build their self-esteem, skills and talents through art, photography, craft and design projects.

Working with young people across a broad range of media to create projects based on identity and individuality. The art workshops at Rialto Youth Project were for a small group of young people who were marginalised within their community – the aim was to encourage them to return to education.

This was an intensive role where I selected and managed up to thirty visual artists and their exhibitions. This needed excellent communication skills. My versatility and diligence was key, and it ensured all the different artists needs were met and coordinated the yearly ‘sARTurday’ event launch.

Liaising with local councils, private owners and auctioneers to secure exhibition space for artists. I headed a team of 15 volunteers who invigilated the exhibits Allocated technicians and planned the transformation of unused retail spaces into temporary galleries, designed promotional material.

Freelance Arts Facilitator 2006-2016

Project managing and delivering one-off art events and longer-term projects including setting up, monitoring and evaluating the project. Liaising with local authorities and businesses for sponsorship. Working with a wide variety of groups and adapting projects to meet their needs. Encouraging the use of artistic activities to support their development through engagement with a wide range of art forms including visual arts, theatre, dance and film. Some roles include:

One to one art educator in London withsurvivors of institutional abuse funded by Caranua 2015-2016